His hair is legendary. He has an ego the size of the Grand Canyon. He might possibly be the next President of the United States. He’s definitely making waves. His name is Donald J. Trump, and the enormity of his wealth is only surpassed by the Trumposity of his personality.
Let me start by saying this is no endorsement. I didn’t vote for him, and frankly, find the thought rather disgusting. But whatever you think of him politically, his candidacy has generated more buzz and traction than anything in recent memory. There is a long list of pundits and bloggers who are astounded at his ability to transcend accepted political wisdom.
I’m not getting political in this post. I’m not going to talk about how to stop him, or talk about his faults & failings. I have only one question.
Why?
Clearly, he’s tapped into something. Why?
What’s he doing, and what can we learn from it?
No doubt, the analysts will argue about it for years. But here’s my list.
Note: These observations are amoral. A case could be made that the following things are what dictators or fascists do as well. But for this post, I’m concerned ONLY with the leadership observations, not the morality of their uses.
